John Kyrle High School pupil, Ronie Thomas, is hoping to add to her success at the NEXT Just For Schools British Showjumping National Championships.

Ronie rose to the top in the individual 90cm NEXT Just For Schools Final riding Zoe Thomas’s Killy Colour Code.  Taking a step down from top level competition, 13-year-old Killy Colour Code has only been with Ronie for a few months. At just 14-years-old, Ross Harriers South Hereford Pony Club member Ronie has also qualified for the 1m final due to take place on Friday, August 9th. Following her win, Ronie was quick to praise her pony and said “he’s a quick pony but she needed to just check before the fences in order to win today.”

 

The Just For Schools incentive which was introduced in 2017 has proved increasingly popular, organised by British Showjumping in conjunction with The Pony Club and British Riding Clubs. It allows schools and colleges across the UK to submit teams of three or four riders and individuals within a specific height category: 70cm-1.10m. Each of these height categories are underpinned by a league table to determine who makes it through to the Championships as well as there being two direct qualifiers.